Applications for Easter HAF provision are now open

Application dates: 20th January 2023 – 13th February 2023

Application forms can be found on: HAF Provider Application Form – HAF (holidayactivitiesindudley.com)

The Government has allocated £1,200,000 to be spent in Dudley per year until 2025 on activities and refreshments for income eligible, free school meals pupils for the following weeks, 2 weeks at Easter, 4 weeks in the summer and 2 weeks at Christmas.

In Dudley borough we have over 11,000 Free School Meal pupils, the government expect to reach a minimum of 40% of these pupils (4,400). Activities must be for school age pupils (Reception to Year 11). We are keen to work in partnership with our local schools, businesses and the community and voluntary sector to offer a varied and wide range of activities. We are seeking expressions of interest from providers who would like to run a holiday club or activities over the 2023 Easter school holidays.

In Dudley we are using an online application for all organisations to share their planned activity, funding needs to deliver the programme, and to identify any support they made need from the team.

We need your applications back no later than Monday 13th February 2023 detailing the activities that you wish to deliver in Easter 2023. Organisations and businesses can apply just to deliver the enrichment element of the programme, or the food element.